Cybersecurity
What the next president needs to do on cyber
No matter who wins the election, there are key opportunities to expand on current efforts to secure and defend federal networks and critical infrastructure.
Digital Government
FBI to Conduct Internal Probe of Election-Season Tweets
FOIA office’s sudden activity on Clinton and Trump pasts draws suspicion.
Digital Government
After Criticism, 18F Charts Next Steps
The first priority is to right the cost-recovery issues highlighted first by GAO and the IG, according to GSA Administrator Denise Turner Roth.
Cybersecurity
Report: Government’s Zero Days Arsenal is in the Dozens
The Columbia University report advocates more transparency about the government review process for previously unknown computer vulnerabilities.
Digital Government
White House Launches Federal Software Code's New Home
U.S. Chief Information Officer Tony Scott unveiled Code.gov on Thursday.
Emerging Tech
Education Dept. Seeks Virtual Reality, Video Game Devs for Next-Gen Tech
The department is hosting a $680,000 challenge for virtual and augmented reality ideas.
Modernization
Video: How to Start Chatting with Google Assistant
A robotic assistant learns to interact in a more human way.
Digital Government
Over Half the World’s Internet Users Have Facebook
That's about 1.79 billion people.
People
White House opens Code.gov repository
The Obama administration has launched a central code resource for digital tool development as part of its open source software policy.
Digital Government
GPO names acting tech chief
Tracee Boxley, the Government Publishing Office's deputy CIO since 2012, is the temporary replacement for Chuck Riddle, who is now CTO at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Cybersecurity
Ohio Taps National Guard Cyber Unit to Help Secure Elections
It’s another part of the state's election contingency plans, which also include additional paper ballots and paper versions of the voter registration lists.
Emerging Tech
73 Civil Rights Groups Urge Facebook to Side With Citizens Over the Government
Facebook Live has been providing the public with a window into gruesome realities.
Digital Government
Is the CIA Ready for the Age of Cyberwar?
Behind the most sweeping reforms in the agency’s history—and their limits
Cybersecurity
Army CyberCom looks to boost training
The new head of the Army Cyber Command says the command has made significant progress in recent years, but needs to focus on identifying and recruiting new talent and making training programs more realistic for cyber forces.
Cybersecurity
Halvorsen: Push to ditch CAC cards is moving apace
DOD CIO says a range of U.S. allies have agreed to pursue a "single identity standard," and that Common Access Cards will not be that solution.
Cybersecurity
DHS still waiting on NPPD reorg
It's Critical Infrastructure Month, but DHS cybersecurity officials are wondering about the status of the agency's plan to integrate its cybersecurity division with its infrastructure protection duties.
People
White House makes final push to streamline federal hiring
The directors of OMB and OPM sent a memo to federal agencies with three objectives for improving their hiring processes.
Digital Government
GPO Gets New Acting CIO
Tracee Boxley is replacing former CIO Chuck Riddle, who moved to SEC.
Ideas
Taking the Federal Digital Leap: Inevitable, Imperative and Doable
The question many are asking is, if we want to become digital, where do we begin?
Modernization